Where does “nully” come from?

nully (Middle French) comes from Old French nului, from Old French nul, from Latin nūllus, from Proto-Italic oinos, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

nully (Middle French): nobody; no-one

Definitions

  1. nobody; no-one

Ancestry of “nully”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchnuluinobody
2Old Frenchnulnobody; no one; none
3Latinnūllusno one, none, not any, nothing
4Proto-Italicoinoscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Italic oinos →Every word from Latin nūllus →